today was move-in day for thousands of incoming fresh men at uc berkley. the school's chancellor even showed up to greet arrivals. for families from near and far, today's big moment mixed pride with a dash of nerves. >> very nervous. i've got knots in my stomach, but i'm excited. >> makes me kind of nervous too. >> school leaders say traffic moved slowly due to steady arrivals. the first day of class is thursday. and i do believe that brings back a lot of memories for kate scott. you went to berkley. >> you read my mind, having lots of flashbacks. was in the dorm one year. and was an r.a. >> you were right there with them. >> very good point. after a nail-biter of a finish u the top teams in baseball were at it again. and once again, things got very interesting late. could the a's pull even with the angels in the west? that and much more coming up next in sports. >>> well, it is a huge weekend for the oakland athletics as they host their rivals from the south. after a victory last night, they hoped to have a win tonight. the pressure, well, not really gett

now tonight at 6:00 we're going to talk to a uc berkley professor who has plans to spend the next year on sabbatical in sierra leone. she's also considering a big change of plans. reporting live in berkley, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> repair crews are busy shoring up the giant hole on sunset boulevard. 20 million gallons of water flooded the ucla campus. the flooding sent water cascading into pauley pavilion less than two years after a $100 million renovation. nearly 1,000 cars trapped in garages. repairs won't be completed until the weekend. >>> well, most parents will tell you they are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure the health and welfare of their kids, but only some parents have to back that up. >> gavin thomas is here with one couple that did. >> 12-year-old katy grace grovener was diagnosed with pulmonary hypotension in 2012. she would need a heart and lung transplant to survive. fortunately for her, there are doctors in the area who will do that rare, risky surgery, and lucky for her, she has the parents willing to risk everything to get her here. for a fami

a unique uc berkley course on the science of happiness. one of the lead instructors is in studio live to talk about the course and how to join more than 80,000 students. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >>> what is the secret to happiness, it's the question people asked for ages. scholars are launching a massive open online course to answer the question. it is called the science of happiness, and it's starting in a week. you can join tens of thousands of students already signed up. the instructor from the greater good science center in studio with us this morning. hello, and thank you for being here. >> thank you so much for having me. >> you can tell us about this. it's not a traditional class. it's a massive open online course. 82,000 people signed up, and why is there a great interest? >> it's true, over 80,000 people signed up. people are interested in the science of happiness today because we live in a time when what we believe to be the sources of happiness are available to a lot of people, and so maybe it's the right spouse,

i'm sorry one other thing this has been planned an international conference on early warning at uc berkley next week focused on how to get the necessary funding the signs behind that people are welcome to attendee and i'm pleased the mayor is going to be joining us in the discussion next week >> thank you, dr. allen. >> alicia johnson of my staff is going to give us a brief review on this. >> thank you antonio. sf 72 is designed to build a momentum to create a platform you see did digital and the physical in front of in front of you i focuses on a more resilient thank you sf 72 needs to be inclusive and human and clear. is it so designed to be co- ordinary with the residents of san francisco. we want to have san franciscans to talk about preparedness and take simple steps to prepare and take care of each other in the first 72 hours after an emergency. this is where we need our help please connect with us those of you who have received the could lateral please reach out to us we're happy to give you more information and set you on the right foot and help you to connect to other in the city

laura tyson from uc berkley and there's a lot of stakeholders in this big and small businesses labor unit want to thank all of them for being at the table and workers rights groups invaluable to the process they've been talking to folks in languages to make sure they understood what in the meant and nonprofit groups a very large number of hours committed i want to thank the number of nonprofits that came to the table that make sure that we were taking care of them as well their invaluable to the employment to san franciscans all in an effort to really try to get a consensus approach thank you to the coalition to the fair economy my the san francisco chamber of commerce. sometimes they maybe speaking times at the opposite ends but they came together with all of us to make sure our interests were united. a lot of hard work to build consensus in the city i'll be the first to say but i've been proud we've done so on a number of occasions whether this was pension reformer are or the housing trust fund or a number of general obligation bonds we'll have in the past we've had a united effort

richard allen i believe has spoken before from uc berkley is going to give us an update we've partnered with the sxhifkal lab hello dr. allen. >> just what is an early warning it's about dektd the beginning of an earthquake and the amount of shaking and pushing that warning out to people in harm's way the idea the earthquake has started and seconds tens of seconds a best-case scenario is seconds in advance we've tested the shake alert the system has been running end to end since 2012 and we've been partnering with the city with ann for the entire duration of the project. so how did the system do in the napa earthquake i'm going to show you a quick video of an alert that was received in san francisco, california you get that video? >> ♪ ♪ kweerth earthquake ligament shaking expected in two seconds >> so as you can see it is a short warning 8 seconds between when the alert was pushed out and the shaking actively occurred it's telling you how many shaking in synthetical circulations it's light, of course, it's stronger in napa but this is a success story of (siren). earthquake earthquake a

uc berkley has already taken action.oming freshmen get specifics about sexual assault, mental health, and alcohol use. school has made changes since february when 31 current and former students slammed the school's failure to respond properly to assault claims. >> we are very supportive of the legislation, in fact, we worked with the senator on the legislation. much of the positions of the bill we are already implemented at the university of california. >> the state's "yes means yes" bill defines sexual consent and states that drugs, alcohol, or lack of resistance do not excuse unwanted advances. governor brown has until the end of september to sign that bill. >>> the weekend is here, let's get a check of our forecast with meteorologist rob mayeda. muggy today. >> it is. that's a good point. that is part of the weather that will take us into the labor day weekend, increased humidity and clouds, including in san jose right now. san francisco you've got the typical view, low clouds there moving right over downtown. 68 degr

uc berkley has already taken action. incoming freshman get a course. students filed complaints slamming the school's failure to respond to assault claims. >> we worked with the senator on the legislation. much of the provisions of the bill we are already implemented at the university of california. >> the bill spells out what sexual consent means. it says drugs or alcohol do not excuse unwanted sexual activity. governor brown has until september 30 to sign off on this bill. it would make california the first state to define sexual content. >>> president obama said he would make the campus assault issue a priority. one in five women are assaulted. in may, the list of colleges was released, including cal berkley for their handling of assaults. >>> the growing threat raising the terror alert to severe, plus. >>> i'm michelle roberts where a package from germany was seized. what was inside shocked even the officers. i'll explain coming up. >>> and while napa's tourism industry is hoping for a big-dollar payday on this labor day, locals are just out for the

. >>> we have a followup for the shooting spree at the uc berkley campus months ago. six stewudents were killed and injured. a bill is being considered. grieving parents were on hand for today's vote. >> i want to thank the legislators that i'm standing with here this morning in working so hard to pass this legislation. and urge our state legislature and governor brown to make this bill become law. >> the bill now goes to the assembly. gun advocates call the law a knee-jerk reaction to the tragedy. the proposed law does include provisions for challenging such court orders. >>> the regulations on drones are making their way through sacramento. a new bill would require law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants to use the unmanned aircraft, except in a fire or emergency situation. the legislation passed the state senate today. now if it's approved by the assembly, it will also head to the governor's desk. idaho and virginia have already passed similar laws. >>> is it political challenge or theater? how a battle got more heated today. >>> why is there so much earthquake

. >>> the family of a uc berkley football player who died after collapsing at practice is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the school. the player collapsed during a conditioning run in february. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. doctors discovered that he had a heart condition that made it difficult for blood to reach the heart. the family says doctors and trainers should have recognized the symptoms and helped him sooner to save his life. they should have taken him out of the run, taken him to the hospital and giving him cpr. >>> a policy is, when you see changing tables in men's restrooms is's because businesses included them voluntarily. the legislation heads to the floor later this month. nbc bay area's larry gerston joins us. this happens routinely where all of a sudden they try to cram these bills at the last hour. >> deja vu all over again. it happens every two years which is the length of the legislative session. these bills, at one time, more than 5,000 in number began piling up as early as january 2013. and we're not even through the whole thing yet. believe you

researchers at the university of pennsylvania, um, and uc berkley found that women are, easy mark, especially in negotiations. >> especially when they dress like that. >> yes. >> that is part of the problem. >> study found -- >> yes. >> she's not married. >> go ahead. >> a woman with the warm outing personality was more often expected to be easily fooled and it is not just men who deceived them, women we are our own worst enemy because we trick them as well. >> yes, you are vulnerable if you don't have the knowledge that the mechanic does in the auto repair shop. >> i don't know a thing about cars. they could lie and cheat and steel from me all day long. i should not add myth that. they could be watching. >> but i mean it is interesting too that as women, it says that we target other women that have kind of that outing, personality, we see them as someone we're likely to get one over honor someone we can bully, i don't know. >> it is not my nature to lie. i'm not a good liar. i don't have a poker face. i wouldn't even then to occur to me to try it. >> no. >> okay. >> i don't know, i cannot re

years of hard work and coming through to get her credential at college of marin will be entering uc berkley in a few days to study sociology. there was a young man i met who came from taiwan. didn't speak english or have his parentses with him and he worked so hard to make it through college of marin, he will be starting san jose state in a few days to study mechanical engineering. there are so many stories like that across this country about how education transforms lives, communities, and families. when you think about it and i think about my own experience graduating with what i thought was significant student debt but by today's standards, it almost seems trivial, we absolutely have to do much more. if we want young people to keep reaching up and pursuing higher education and everything it can do for them and for their communities and for our country and our economy, we have to do more to make sure graduates can enter the workforce without crippling amounts of student debt. we have to do much more. specifically, we need congress to do more and that's why i'm so happy to be here with lea

. >> reporter: uc berkley professor of history daniel sergeant said the islamic state is getting moneyr countries to free citizens. >> the 9/11 commission report, paid half a million dollars to pull off the 9/11 attacks, so you know, a million dollars here, two million dollars here, for a group like the islamic state, that's real money. the video, isis demanded an end to the u.s. bombing campaign. the pentagon answered with dozens of additional air trikes in iraq with rises calls in washington to eliminate isis wherever it may be. >> we don't telegraph our punches. i think you can rest assured that the leadership here in the pentagon understands the threat posed this group. >> a knew says that foamily maybe volunteered to be -- that foley may have volunteered to be executed to save others. white house officials stress that any military operation would only be part of a longer term strategy against isis which includes diplomacy and actions from other regions. >> we make it clear, if you come after americans, we will come after you wherever you are. and that's what we're planning in the